Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for the right reasonsBook One of the Quake Runner: Alex Kayne ThrillersA fugitive wanted for murder and espionage, Alex Kayne survives on skill, training, and a little luck—with help from her greatest invention: the Quantum Integrated Encryption Key.QuIEK—pronounced "e;Quake"e;—is the ultimate digital skeleton key. It can bypass any security system, access any file, and open any door. Which is exactly why governments and intelligence agencies around the world are desperate to take it from her.But Alex Kayne isn't running just to survive.She has a purpose.She helps the helpless, brings justice to the disenfranchised. People lost in the cracks and falling victim to the system, just like her.This time, her mission is a young woman whose cutting-edge prosthetic arm has been stolen. The trail is cold. The FBI has moved on. No one else is looking.Kayne is.Risking everything, she races to recover the arm before it disappears for good—or before the full weight of the U.S. government closes in on her.She may never clear her own name.But she'll never stop fighting for those who can't fight for themselves."e;J. Kevin Tumlinson's thrillers are a throat-clutching ride. If you love historical mysteries crafted with action and adventure, don't miss [Tumlinson's books]!"e;— James Rollins, #1 New York Times Bestseller of Arkangel"e;With the pacing of a blockbuster and the depth of literary fiction, Kevin Tumlinson crafts stories that are both intellectually engaging and impossible to put down—prepare to lose sleep."e;— J.D. Barker, New York Times Bestselling Author"e;Where [Tumlinson's work] excels most is its cross‑genre appeal. All of these disparate elements shouldn't work together, but they do, and a big reason is that this novel is just so damn fun."e;— Jeff Daugherty, BookTrib
